Senate Bill S8187A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the suspension of a health club contract

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S8187 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10914
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §624-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5906, A2592
2023-2024: S7149, A2047

2019-S8187 - Summary

Relates to the suspension of a health club contract; allows a buyer to suspend payment for services until access to a facility or premises has been restored or the right to a credit for dues and fees paid.

2019-S8187 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8187 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8187
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the  suspension
   of a health club contract
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 624-a to read as follows:
   § 624-A.  RIGHTS  OF  SUSPENSION  OF  CONTRACTS  FOR  SERVICES.  EVERY
 CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES AT A HEALTH CLUB, WHICH IS PREMISED UPON THE USE
 OF SUCH HEALTH CLUB'S FACILITY OR PREMISES, AND WHERE THE  USE  OF  SUCH
 FACILITY  OR  PREMISES  (1) HAS CEASED, PARTIALLY OR FULLY, (2) HAS BEEN
 RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE OR ILLEGAL, OR (3) WHERE THE NON-USE OF THE FACILITY
 OR PREMISES, OR THE NON-RENDERING OF SERVICE, HAS FRUSTRATED THE PURPOSE
 OF THE CONTRACT, SHALL ALLOW, AT THE OPTION OF THE BUYER, THE  RIGHT  TO
 SUSPEND  PAYMENT  FOR ALL SERVICES UNTIL ACCESS TO THE FACILITY OR PREM-
 ISES IS RESTORED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16086-01-0

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2019-S8187A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10914
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §624-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5906, A2592
2023-2024: S7149, A2047

2019-S8187A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the suspension of a health club contract; allows a buyer to suspend payment for services until access to a facility or premises has been restored or the right to a credit for dues and fees paid.

2019-S8187A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8187A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8187--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  BAILEY, MONTGOMERY, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on  Consumer  Protection -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the suspension
   of a health club contract

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 624-a to read as follows:
   §  624-A.  RIGHTS  OF  SUSPENSION  OF  CONTRACTS  FOR  SERVICES. EVERY
 CONTRACT FOR SERVICES AT A HEALTH CLUB, WHICH IS PREMISED UPON  THE  USE
 OF  SUCH  HEALTH  CLUB'S FACILITY OR PREMISES, AND WHERE THE USE OF SUCH
 FACILITY OR PREMISES (1) HAS CEASED, PARTIALLY OR FULLY,  (2)  HAS  BEEN
 RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE OR ILLEGAL, OR (3) WHERE THE NON-USE OF THE FACILITY
 OR PREMISES, OR THE NON-RENDERING OF SERVICE, HAS FRUSTRATED THE PURPOSE
 OF  THE  CONTRACT,  SHALL PROVIDE THE BUYER, AT THE OPTION OF THE HEALTH
 CLUB, THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND PAYMENT FOR ALL SERVICES UNTIL ACCESS TO  THE
 FACILITY  OR PREMISES IS RESTORED, OR THE RIGHT TO A CREDIT FOR DUES AND
 FEES PAID.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16086-07-0

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